In another “Where are they now?” episode series we bring back on 3rd grade teacher Bill Zbozny Del Percio from Pittsburgh. Bill’s back to talk about the changes he made in how he managed student learning with trying problem based tasks. He also chats with us about how he can embed the math process standards/expectations into his daily routines.  

This is another  Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them. 

You’ll Learn: 

• How to paint a picture of what you value in learning for your students; 
• How to use purposeful questions to elicit thinking in your students;
• How to balance helping students with too much help. 
• The importance of learning mathematics through context instead of through “bare” or “naked” problems;
• Building the Standards for Mathematical Practice (CCSS) or “Process Expectations” (Ontario) into your math class;
• How we can connect the Practice Standards to our formative and summative assessment practices; and,
• How to hold yourself accountable for your own math pedagogical and content knowledge growth.

Resources: 

Math Practice Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Practice/

Process Expectations → 

 https://www.ontario.ca/page/new-math-curriculum-grades-1-8

Bill’s first episode

https://makemathmoments.com/episode23/

Episode 44 with Christina Tondevold

https://makemathmoments.com/episode44/

Make Math Moments Academy 

https://makemathmoments.com/academy 

Wooly Worm Race: Fractions 6-Day Unit of Study

https://makemathmoments.com/wooly

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